Chapter 15: Only Way To Save You
After descending into the basent, Finden Ai and I remained silent. Although we illuminated the place with magic, it was too dark and the space was too wide to see anything beyond the imdiate area.
"Hmm, it's a really large place."
Finden Ai looked around, grumbling.
Do you feel anything?
"Yes, I do. The sll of death is strong."
"...."
She looked around with a frown on her face. Her crimson eyes seed to have adapted to the darkness in an instant, watching sothing that I couldn't.
Now that it was like this, I felt useless for not being able to see anything. I transford souls into light and walked through the room.
The screams of the souls echoed like the sound of the wind though it didn't bother .
"...."
Finally, I saw what Finden Ai had been seeing.
This place was so kind of warehouse.
The only strange thing was nurous pieces of bones were stuck together, waiting for soone to discover them.
Kya, who did this!? Guardian of the Glorious Verdi family, or was it just a monster that ate these many people?
Finden Ai said and touched the bones on the floor with her foot.
It was a shocking scene, but in a way, I understood.
So, thats why the mansion was overflowing with evil spirits.
Now I understood why so many evil spirits with grudges were haunting the mansion.
[Kiaaaak!]
At that mont, one of the souls illuminating the area went out with a scream. From then on, one by one, the souls were sucked sowhere.
My gaze turned to the source of the problem. An eerie blue light burst out from the end and soon imdiately brightened the basent. And a huge centipede with a human face erged from among the bone fragnts that were piled up as a mountain.
The centipede made up of white bones was hurriedly absorbing the souls that had been earlier absorbed by .
[No! I hate it!]
[Save !]
[I dont want to die!]
The spirits scread as if recalling mories of their actual death.
Looking at this soul-eating monster, I realized why Scram had not wanted to co here.
A centipede made of human bones?
Apparently, even Finden Ai - who walked in front of with a laugh - could see that monster too.
"Master, I don't think we can just catch this thing with bare hands. We need an ax or sothing."
The centipedes montum was so great that even Finden Ai thought it was threatening and complained that she did not have a good weapon to fight it.
Cluck! Cluck! Cluck!
The centipede approached us with footsteps that sounded like insects being crushed. It looked like it was going to open its mouth wide and devour us right away.
"Hey, you!"
I spoke at Finden-Ais actions, who hurriedly turned around, then carrying like a load, she headed for the entrance.
I protested again with my eyes, asking why she was carrying like this, but Fenden Ai just chuckled as she ran.
Its good to have a competent maid, right master? If it wasnt for , youd be dead already.
"Phew, don't rescue in such an uncool way next ti."
"You have a lot of demands, master! But if that monster goes up, won't the mansion collapse?"
"It's okay. If it hasn't co out of the underground until now, it probably won't be able to even now."
"Hehe, it would be fun if it followed us."
While being dangled on the shoulder of grinning Finden Ai, I set my eyes on the centipede monster.
Its face looked like a human skull, and its body stretched out like a giant centipede with many human bones on each side serving as legs.
A centipede made of human bones.
I followed its end with my eyes. Earlier, the souls illuminating the basent were eaten by it, so I just conjured the light using pure mana and looked at where its body ended.
"....!"
At the end of the centipede was not just a simple tail as I had expected. Instead, an expressionless girl with half of her skin peeled off and a hole in her chest was being dragged around.
The centipede was connected to the girls heart.
Cluck! Cluck! Cluck!
After passing through the entrance, Finden Ai started to climb the stairs. The skeleton centipede also twisted its body and broke through the entrance, starting to crawl up the stairs.
Its really disgustingly creepy!
Unable to bear it any longer, Fenden Ai lowered her body and grabbed tightly with both hands. Then, she grinned.
"Hold on tight, master."
When I wrapped my arms around her neck, the overwhelming mana that Finden Ai had been hiding ca out like an explosion, allowing her to climb more than half of the passage in one leap.
In addition, because the point that Finden Ai used as a stepping stone collapsed due to the shock, the skeleton centipede could no longer chase us.
Finally, we reached the first basent level. Fenden Ai had a refreshing expression, saying that she had moved her body after a long ti, but my expression turned a little serious.
'Who is that girl?'
A girl whose heart was connected to a giant bone centipede could not be normal. And the Centipede was too large to simply be considered a parasite.
As I delved deeper into my thoughts, I was about to fall into a feeling of being alone in the deep sea-
Grasp!
-Realizing this, Finden Ai stood in front of , grasping Darius wrist, who ca running and tried to slap on the cheek.
Let it go! If you have been favored by a foreign lord, you should obey quietly and not interfere with the master!"
"My master is not you, though?"
That was right.
Finden Ai was not part of the Verdi family but belonged to .
I glanced at Darius and asked softly, Did you know what was in there?
"What? What's it to you? Your job is to just drink and fool around with won as usual! Don't forget that you promised not to interfere with family matters!"
Did I make such a promise?
Sorry, but that wasn't .
"I'll ask you again. Did you know what was inside, brother?"
"You figure it out on your own-!"
-Break it.
Crack!
"Aaaargh!"
My brothers wrist, which was caught by Finden Ai, was neatly broken. The servants in the back were surprised and tried to approach Darius in a hurry.
But as I stepped forward with a sudden movent, they backed away.
I looked down at Darius, who was writhing on the ground in pain and warned him.
"Don't test my patience anymore, brother. I'll ask one last ti, did you know?"
* * *
The Deans Office of the Robern Academy:
Karen and Professor Erica Bright were having a heated argunt in front of the Dean.
We need to bring back Professor Deus.
At the first attack of Keren, Erica frowned and refused.
Are you kidding ? Do you realize how little ti it's been since Professor Deus was dismissed?
Erica turned her gaze naturally to the Dean and continued speaking.
Dismissal is the highest disciplinary action. Theres a law designated by the kingdom that prohibits re-appointnt for a certain period of ti after Dismissal. If we bring Deus back here, not only will the royal law be looked down upon, it will also undermine the authority of the Robern Academy.
As she added that the support of the royal family, which was already shaky, could beco even more opaque, the Deans expression darkened.
Karen sneered, incredulous.
"So what? Is this insignificant authority more important? Haven't you seen the atrocities of the strange ghosts with ? Professor Deus was the first to understand that!"
Deus was just lucky to know about it. Now that we have found clues, we can also adequately respond.
"No! Ha..."
Karen was always rational and cool-headed in combat, but in such a debate, the techniques she had learned from her rcenary work were of no use.
Now, frustrated and incredulous, Karen looked at Erica directly and asked, "Why on earth? Weren't we solving cases together just yesterday? Why did you suddenly change like this?"
"I haven't changed. I have been doing my best to resolve the incident, and I will continue to do so with all my power."
"Stop."
The debate seed like it would continue indefinitely, but eventually, the Dean, who had remained silent with a dignified appearance, spoke up.
He was a warm-looking man, but today he looked infinitely serious as he contemplated.
Eventually, he answered.
It is impossible to reinstate Deus, but let's at least hear his advice. From the circumstances, it seems to be true that he knows sothing about the current situation.
"Yes, I understand."
Erica Bright bowed her head deeply in satisfaction, and Keren turned and stepped out of the deans office biting her lip.
Seeing Karen like that, the Dean sighed and said to Erica.
"It seems that Professor Erica doesn't want anything to do with Deus."
"... "
She agreed with silence.
I will separately contact the Verdi family. Professor, please take good care of the students and work hard to resolve the incident.
"I understand."
Erica bowed her head and stepped out into the hallway, looking at the sky.
The strangely dark sky and the thick clouds that seed to represent the unsettling situation of the academy, even though not a single drop of rain was falling, were a sight to behold.
In fact, there were many ways to reinstate Deus Verdi. In the first place, he was a guest professor invited thanks to Erica.
In other words, he was a non-regular employee.
Of course, it was only a matter of ti before he was appointed as a regular professor, as he had demonstrated his ability as a skilled professor for three months.
In fact, the recomndation letter for his appointnt as a regular professor had already been sent to the royal palace.
But before that could be approved, the letter for dismissal was sent, and it passed first.
According to the Kingdoms Law, the punishnt of dismissal could not be given to a guest professor like Deus Verdi. At most, he could only be dismissed from his position.
So, he received disciplinary action in a position where he couldn't actually receive one.
It was unbelievable, but she did it.
If she was asked how there was nothing she could answer except that Gideons Zeronia family had exerted their power.
Ill make sure you dont co back to this academy no matter what, Deus.
As she walked down the hallway, Erica clenched her fists and reaffird the promise shed made herself.
I will definitely stop you from returning.
Even if she used nonsensical logic.
Even if she had to act like she was going out with a goddamn narcissist
Shed do it.
Because thats
The only way to save you.
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